Public water system record
Tennyson Water Utility
Serves an area of Warrick County, IN that includes Tennyson · 4,158 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Tennyson Water Utility in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Tennyson Water Utility buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Indiana, November 2009.
- Record on file since 1980, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,431 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Tennyson Water Utility go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60.1 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.6 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Indiana regulators issued 1 boil water order to Tennyson Water Utility in 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2009 | Indiana | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Tennyson Water Utility buys its water from Patoka Lake Regional Water. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to City of Boonville. 1 other community water system buys water from Tennyson Water Utility.
Buys water from
- Patoka Lake Regional Water Dubois, IN
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Boonville Boonville, IN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Gentryville Water Utility Gentryville, IN
Annual water quality report
Tennyson Water Utility must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Indiana.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells